Dodgers Press Releases

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and national non-profit literacy and mentoring organization Read to a Child® today announced that Los Angeles Dodgers alumnus Matt Luke will visit Tenth Street Elementary School tomorrow and read aloud to students in Read to a Child's Lunchtime Reading Program.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) today launched their second annual Dodgers Reading Champions Challenge, inviting youth from across Los Angeles County to read one million minutes during the campaign, which runs through August.

The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced another addition to their promotional schedule, unveiling a 'Kenley Calrissian' bobblehead to be given out to the first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance on Friday, June 15 (7:10 p.m. vs. Giants), the team's annual Star Wars Night. The giveaway will be the team's first ever Star Wars-themed bobblehead, and feature Dodger All-Star closer Kenley Jansen depicted as the popular Star Wars character Lando Calrissian. Tickets for 7:10 p.m. game against the San Francisco Giants, which will also feature Star Wars-themed Friday Night Fireworks presented by Denny's, can be purchased at Dodgers.com/promotions.

The Dodgers are inviting the Los Angeles community to meet nearly 50 employers and pursue over 2,000 available job opportunities on Saturday, March 3 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the 23rd annual Community Job Fair at Dodger Stadium. More information on event registration, for both job seekers and employers, as well as a complete list of job opportunities can be found at LACommunityJobFair.com.

The Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) will partner with the Kirk Gibson Foundation during the opening week of the 2018 season to raise money and awareness for Parkinson's Disease, the team announced today. Gibson will be on hand for the fundraising efforts, which include the donation of the proceeds of the Opening Day LADF 50-50 raffle and a silent auction, in addition to throwing the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day presented by Bank of America (Thursday, March 29 at 4:08 p.m. vs. the San Francisco Giants) as the Dodgers recognize the 30th anniversary of the 1988 championship team as part of their celebration of 60 years in Los Angeles. The celebration of the 30th anniversary of Gibson's dramatic walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series will continue during the second game of the season, when the Dodgers will give away a Kirk Gibson Special Edition bobblehead to the first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance presented by Bank of America, a surprise addition to the promotional schedule.

Three of college baseball's top 15 ranked teams will take the field at Chavez Ravine on Sunday, March 11, 2018 in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic, featuring seventh-ranked Texas Christian University vs. 14th-ranked Vanderbilt at 10:30 a.m. followed by the annual local matchup of UCLA (#11) vs. USC at 3:00 p.m.